Then a few days later I was at the local "home improvement" store, looking for something that will kill weeds to the ground, (can't use a weed eater in parts of the yard.) The guy that was giving me some help had the same smell at the night of the poker game. If I had thought the guy was attractive I would have pursued it further, but he wasn't my type.
Then on another day, with two other guys, there was a smell in the room. Different than from the night of the poker gay, and I wondered if there was a difference between a bi odor, and a gay odor. With people that are sure there is a gaydar, then the possibility of odor being a part of the clues would have some credibility.
The only thing that I know to do is, the next time that I smell the odor, to take that as a sign and push for more. Kind of like some of the stories I've read on other blogs where two guys make eye contact in a corridor and a few minutes later are in a stall of a restroom sucking cock. I'm pretty sure shit like that happens, though in my life time till now, not to me. So next time I'll look the guy straight in the eyes and tell him that he should suck my cock, and see how that goes.
i definitely believe that scent plays a role in sexual attraction. IMHO, the sense of smell and pheromones especially are not fully appreciated in our highly sanitized, deodorized world. here are two interesting articles from reputable sources. they don't suggest that there are gay/bi/str8 pheromones but that gay men respond to normal pheromones differently than str8 men. i think you'll find the articles interesting amtop:
ReplyDeletehttp://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2005/05/0510_050510_gayscent.html
http://www.nytimes.com/2005/05/10/science/10smell.html
cheers!
I love the smell of men and man sex. The National Geographic Article is amazing. Thanks for the post.
ReplyDeleteFrankly though I'd like to believe the study cited in NG, it is equally possible that arousal is a learned response. Nothing in this study proves the reaction is genetically driven. An equal hypothesis could be a form of Pavlovian response. Interesting study, though.
ReplyDeleteWhen I woke up this morning I thought, gee, I'll bet I don't have the occasion to use the word "Pavlovian" today.
ReplyDeleteAnd look, here it is.
i remember watching a program on human sexuality and the discussion revolved around pheromones.
ReplyDeletein an experiment, 5 young women were asked to wear a t-shirt for 48 hours, then seal it in a bottle. the male host was then asked to smell each of the bottles and rank them in order of preference (best smelling to worst smelling).
all 6 of the participants had a set of blood work done to screen for several common genetic diseases and genetic predispositions.
when they compared the results the "nicest" smelling shirt corresponded to the woman who was genetically the most different, while the "worst" smelling one was genetically similar. offspring of the "nicest" smelling woman and the host would confer the greatest genetic range on their children, boosting their likelihood to have more resistance and fewer genetic diseases passed along.
apparently if we are attracted to someone's natural scent it is because we are a good genetic match.